The 15-person outdoor suites, built about 11 feet above the NASCAR pit crew boxes, will be at the center of pit road, on the track’s “50-yard line,” according to CMS Senior VP/Sales & Marketing Dan Farrell.

The suites with roof cover are tied to three-year deals at a cost of $45,000 annually. In return, suite holders will receive 15 tickets to eight NASCAR events every year. Catering provided by track concessionaire Levy Restaurants is a separate fee.

To date, SMI has sold four of the six suites, including three to JR Motorsports, UPS and 3M. SMI has a contract pending for a fourth pit road suite and track officials are confident the remaining two units will be sold by May 19, the date of the Sprint All-Star Race, Farrell said.

As part of the pit road suite package, suite holders get exclusive access to the new Winners Circle Lounge behind the structure. The lounge, formerly the Sunoco Gas Station, will have a bar, a meeting room, televisions and restrooms.

Charlotte’s pit road suites follow a trend started at other NASCAR and open-wheel tracks to bring premium patrons closer to the action. Michigan International Speedway, Homestead-Miami Speedway and the IndyCar Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach previously installed high-end hospitality units along pit road.

I SAY WE POOL OUR PENNIES AND PURCHASE THIS FOR OUR CLUB HOUSE. I AM SURE TONY AND RYAN WOULD LIKE TO CONTIRBUTE TO THE NEW "CLUBHOUSE FOR THE GARAGE GANG" BEAVER CAN BRING LOBSTER, J CAN BRING HIS OWLS, I'LL BRING FRIED CHICKEN AND THE REST IS UP TO WHAT EVER ANYONE ELSE WANTS TO CONTRIBUTE. CENTER OF PIT ROAD, WHAT MORE COULD WE ASK FOR. ALL STAR RACE HERE WE COME!!!!!!!!!!!!!! WE ARE GOING TO HAVE TO CHANGE TONY'S CAR TO "WILD TURKEY WHISKEY"!! IF YOU ARE GOING TO DREAM, DREAM BIG!!

Interesting read, thanks for posting it. At first I thought 45K seemed like an awful lot for a handful of races but then I thought, heck, these commercial sponsors spend millions on on their drivers/cars and 45k is a drop in the bucket for those wealthy folks. If I was rich, I would definitely buy one of these suites for my family and friends. Ahh.. maybe one day.

Okay gang, here is the plan! I just purchased some lottery tickets, and if I win I will buy the mini suites for us! . That is a promise! Now don't start packing your bags just quite yet, the chance of some one winning this is slim to none. But someone has to win this and I always have said nothing ventured, nothing gained! Keep your fingers crossed.

Annalee wrote:Okay gang, here is the plan! I just purchased some lottery tickets, and if I win I will buy the mini suites for us! . That is a promise! Now don't start packing your bags just quite yet, the chance of some one winning this is slim to none. But someone has to win this and I always have said nothing ventured, nothing gained! Keep your fingers crossed.